Garment supporter



c P KUEHN GAHMENT SUFPORTER.. FILED JUNE 6.1919.

Patented Jan. 16, 1923.

UNITED STATES 1,442,158 PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES I'. KUEIIN, or CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, Assrsnoa 'ro A. STEIN a COMPANY,` or

i CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION.

GABMENT SUPPORTER.

Application filed June 6,

drawing, forming a part ofv this specification.

The present invention, while designed more particularly for hose supporters, is applicable for other purposes, such for example, as Suspenders or like articles..

The invention consists in the features -of novelty hereinafter described, illustrated in the accompanying drawing and particularly pointed out in the claim at the end of this specification.

Figure l is a front View showing a portion of a garment supporter embodying my invention. Figure 2 is a view in side elevation. Figure 3 is a detail view in front elevation of a clip of my improved garment supporter. Figure 4 is a front view of the clip showing the first step in securing the lower member of the supporter' thereto. Figure 5 is a view on line 5-5 of Fig. 4. Figure 6 is a view similar to Figi. 4 but showing the second step in securing the lower member of the supporter to the clip. Figure 7 is a view on line 7-7 of Fig. G. Figure 8 is a view similar to Figs. 4 and G but with the attachment of the lower member Of the supporter to the clip complete. Figure 9 is a view in vertical section On line 9 9 of Fig. '8. Fig. 9a is a view in vertical section on the line 9--91 of Fig. l with the clamping lever in its released position and the upper member of the supporter withdrawn. Figure l0 is a view of the clip with the clamp lever removed. Figure ll is a view similar to Fig. l but showing the clip illustrated in Fig. 10 as applied to suspenders. Figure 12 is a view in side elevation of the part shown in Fig. l1.

A designates the improved clip of my garment supporter, B and B denote the ends of the lower member of the supporter and C designates the upper member of the supporter. The clip A is preferably formed of sheet metal and the members B, B and C may all be formed of elastic webbing, al' though in some instances it is preferable to lvent its withdrawal through the clip.

1919. serial No. 302,178.

with a long transverse slot a and beneath this slotare formed the curved slots o and a2. .The lower portion of the clip A is curved, as at a3, for a purpose to be pres ently stated. Upon the ybar at abovel the slot a is mounted the clamping lever. A, this clamping lever being of familiar construction and pivotally mounted upon the bar and being formed with the usual Offset toothed plate a5 to enable it to securely e11- gage and hold the upper member C of the supporter when this member has been adjusted with respect to the clip A. y

The preferred manner of applying the clip A to the upper and lower members of the supporter is as follows: The sections B and B of the lower member (these sections being integral) are first passed through the upper and lower curved slots e and a2, as shown in Figs. 4 and 5 of the drawing; then the members B and B are turned upward and are passed through the upper transverse slot a, as shown in Figs. 6 and 7 of the drawing; then the members B and B are turned downward and threaded through the lower curved slot a2, as shown in Figs. 8 and 9 of the drawing. The-upper supporter' member C will then be passed through the transverse slot a, the clamp lever A being at such time turned to the idle position shown in Fig. 3, and after the proper adjustment of the member C has been effected, the clamp lever A will be turned down to the locked position shown in Figs. 1 and 2 so as to cause the toothed plate @5to engage the member C and pre- There are a number of advantages incident to forming the clip A as shown and described. Thus, by providing the clip with the curved slots 0L` and a2, the sections B and B of the lower member of the supporter will snugly engage the clip without danger of puclrering the material of the lower member. So, also, greater strength is given to the transverse bar a6 between the transverse slot a and the uppermost curved slot a than would be the ease if the slot a were merely a straight slot. Again, by curving the slots a and a2, the lower portion of the clip can be made narrower, while giving to the slots the necessary length for the spreading of the sections B and B of the lower Y member of the supporter; and the lower portion of the clip can be made rounding as at a3 so as to avoid any sharp corners that might injure the wearer.

By connecting the lower member of the supporter to the clip in the manner above described, the back portion of the clip is entirely protected by the upper and lower members of the supporter so that the metal of the clip cannot Contact with the skin or garments of the wearer and the danger of the metal becoming rusted is also avoided. Then the upper and lower members are connected to the clip in the manner above described7 the strain on these members will be in a straight line, thus contributing to the comfort of the wearer.

In Figure l0 of the drawing I have shown my improved clip without the clamp lever` A and in this form the clip is well adapted for use on Suspenders, as shown in Figs. l1 and 12. In this embodiment of the invention, the upper member C will be threaded through the transverse slot a of the clip and will be provided with the usual adjusting slide D commonly used for mens suspenders; but in Figs. 1l and 12, the sectionsB and B of the lower member will be engaged with the clip in the manner hereinbefore described.

It will be understood that the precise details of construction `above set out may be varied without departing from the spirit of the invention and that features of the invention may be employed without its adoption as an entirety.

Having thus described my inventiomwhat I claim. as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is A garment supporter comprising a clip having a transverse slot adjacent its top and. two subjaeent slots located one below the other and having a lever pivoted upon the bar above the transverse slot and provided with a depending clamp plate, and a member threaded through said silbjacent slots and covering the back of the clip, the end portions of said member extending over the bar below said transverse slot and from front to back through the lowermost slot.

CHARLES P. KUEHN; 

